Twitch’s money guy talks about the revenue split controversy and its monetization long game
Twitch has had a tense year, in part due to community backlash over policy changes that affect the way creators can monetize their content. Last year, the company announced that it would end the 70/30 subscription revenue split deal that it had offered select streamers in favor of prioritizing ad
Read MoreSam Bankman-Fried takes the stand, but without jurors
The judge sent the jury home. He first wanted to review Sam Bankman-Fried's comments before determining whether that testimony could be shared with jurors. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreMagic Leap’s new CEO is a Bain Capital exec
Five weeks ago, Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson joined me onstage at Disrupt. Much of the conversation focused on the augmented reality hardware company’s full pivot into enterprise applications with the Magic Leap 2. Johnson, a former Microsoft and Qualcomm exec, spearheaded the shift in business strategy when she joined
Read MoreMapleSEC: VMware’s Chad Skipper sheds light on security measures
During a MapleSEC fireside chat, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada, welcomed Chad Skipper, global security technologist from VMware, for a conversation that delved into the complexities of modern cybersecurity and the solutions being developed to address them. Visibility in the virtual battlefield The discussion revolved around the concept
Read MoreSoundboks is scaling high-volume, high-energy speakers across borders and cultures
Norway-based Soundboks just released its latest $1,000 Bluetooth speaker. Now in its fourth generation, the latest Soundboks speaker is just like the older models: It’s a large, unabashed black box designed to withstand a rowdy, off-the-grid weekend of music. While the speaker has been wildly popular in Norway and Sweden,
Read MoreABL Space Systems provides update on the road to second RS1 launch
ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after liftoff. Now we know why: They have been very, very, very busy. In a detailed blog post on
Read MoreSBF testifying, bitcoin rises amid spot ETF speculation and Walmart’s web3 accelerator surfaces
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Read MoreThreads isn’t dead and it now has polls and GIFs too
Meta’s X rival, Instagram Threads, is copying a couple more X features today with the launch of support for polls and GIFs. The update comes in rapid succession to other releases for the new app, which have included support for a web version a (free) edit button, profile switching, likes,
Read MoreQueerTech Qonference in Montreal and online on Nov. 1-2
Professionals in the tech industry who identify as part of, or allies to, the 2SLGBTQ+ community will convene in downtown Montreal and online on Nov. 1-2 for the second annual QT Qonference (QTQ). A Montreal-based non-profit advocacy group for the queer community in the tech sector, QueerTech is organizing the
Read MoreOpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats
OpenAI today announced that it’s created a new team to assess, evaluate and probe AI models to protect against what it describes as “catastrophic risks.” The team, called Preparedness, will be led by Aleksander Madry, the director of MIT’s Center for Deployable Machine Learning. (Madry joined OpenAI in May as
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